Assistant Principal-School Leadership

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Full time / From 02/12/2024 - 01/12/2029 Organisation: Schools (Government) Salary: Salary not specified Occupation: Teacher Reference: 1442328 Location Profile Newlands Primary School's motto is 'Through relationships we build success'.
The school provides a caring and challenging learning environment for all students.
The school values of Care, Curiosity, Creativity & Responsibility are central to our whole school learning culture.
Our students are drawn from a wide catchment within the Preston and Moreland areas.
The Student Family Occupation (SFO) index for 2024 was classified as High.
This index reflects the general parent educational level and their occupational status.
Newlands Primary School is in the residential area of Preston West in the City of Darebin and is directly opposite the new housing development 'Coburg Hill'.
The school is located on a large allotment comprising two open grassed areas and landscaped garden areas for passive student activities, reading or games.
After the completion of our brand-new build the school has 2 learning worlds containing 6 new classrooms to support our bilingual approach as well as our main school building which contains 10 hexagonal-shaped classrooms.
The school also has two DET portables on site to support our growing numbers.
There are additional buildings to house the Music, Visual Art, STEAM, library and Inquiry specialist rooms.
The re-development of Newlands has allowed the school to have a brand-new gymnasium, an administration complex and an upgraded staff room.
The school total enrolments for 2024 is expected is 392 students.
In 2020, the school became officially recognised by the Department of Education and Training as a Spanish bilingual school.
Our current grade structure are 4 x Foundation grades (2 x Spanish & 2 x English), 6 x 1/2 grades (3 x Spanish & 3 x English) and 6 x 3/4 grades (3 x Spanish & 3 x English) and 2 x 5/6 grades (1 x English & 1 x Spanish).
Our Specialist Programs include: 1 x Music (Spanish), 1 x Visual Arts (Spanish), 1 x Physical Education (Spanish), 1 x P.
E (Spanish) and 1 x STEAM (English).
Our administration team comprises a 1 x full time Business Manager, 1 x full time Senior Office Manager and 1 x full-time office administration.
Our dedicated and diverse teaching staff plan and teach collaboratively in teams, sharing strategies, resources and expertise.
While the school does have limited access to resources staff are fully committed to providing the best possible programs for their students.
The school enjoys the support of its community; parents regularly assist in the classrooms as helpers supporting the learning of all children.
As well as assisting in the classroom, our parent community share their talents and skills to support the creative aspects of learning, music, visual arts, gardening and cooking.
Parents are encouraged to participate in the school's School Council, Parents and Friends Association (PFA) or join any of our sub-committees of school council.
Newlands Primary School has seen its enrolments steadily increase over the past five years.
We believe this reflects the continued regeneration of the area and the positive attitudes the community has for their local neighbourhood primary school.
Selection Criteria KSC 1 - Educational leadership Outstanding capacity to lead college-wide improvement of student learning outcomes.
KSC 2 - Financial, managerial and administrative ability Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
KSC 3 - Planning, policy and program development and review Demonstrated ability to develop, deliver and evaluate strategies for school improvement.
KSC 4 - Leadership of staff and students Demonstrated ability to motivate staff, develop their capacity and build an effective team.
KSC 5 - Interpersonal and communication skills Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain partnerships with external organisations.
Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.
KSC 6 - Bilingual Education Demonstrates a high-level knowledge and understanding required to effectively lead and enhance the bilingual model at Newlands Primary School.
Role The assistant principal reports directly to the principal.
Assistant principals have a primary responsibility for the management of significant areas or functions within the school to ensure the effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's education program.
In exercising the responsibility, assistant principals will have the authority to make all significant decisions relating to the program, budget and staff relating to their area of designated responsibility within the framework of the school's strategic plan, policies and budget.
Assistant principals will contribute to the overall management of the school through involvement in policy formulation and decision making.
The management of significant school program or functional areas in schools involve assistant principals in the analysis of the needs of students and the translation of state educational policy and frameworks into appropriate education programs to meet the needs of all students.
Typically assistant principals will be responsible for the effective use of the teaching staff and program budget of a defined area of the school's operation and for the oversight and leadership of the educational programs provided utilising these resources.
Responsibilities Typically, assistant principals perform one or more of the following functions: Supervision and coordination of the work of senior curriculum or level coordinators; Allocation of budgets, positions of responsibility and other resources within the area of responsibility; Supervision of the delivery of teaching programs; Management of programs to improve the knowledge and experience of staff; Responsibility for general discipline matters beyond the management of classroom teachers and year level coordinators; Contribute to the overall management of the school; Who May Apply Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
EEO AND OHS Commitment Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction.
Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all.
We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.
The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.
Child Safe Standards Victorian government schools are child safe environments.
Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements.
This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.
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